RIP Ralph Waite (John Walton, Sr., on The Waltons)

[Nosferatu]

Ralph Waite dies today at 86... I am a huge fan of the Waltons sad to lose another cast member...

 

[outofyourmind]

R.I.P.


I loved that show, at least the early years of it. I watched it every week.
He did a good job on that show.


I remember watching the original, I guess you could call it a pilot, the 'Homecoming' with patricia neal as the mother, in 1971. I was hooked.

 

[Nosferatu]

R.I.P.


I loved that show, at least the early years of it. I watched it every week.
He did a good job on that show.


I remember watching the original, I guess you could call it a pilot, the 'Homecoming' with patricia neal as the mother, in 1971. I was hooked.

I remember watching that as well and you are right, the first 5 seasons or so were great after John Boy left, Grandma had a stroke and Grandpa died it was never the same, and Olivia wasn't around much in the later years.

 

[HammerDown]

The Waltons has to be on the list of the greatest TV series in history and Ralph Waite played a part in that. Sorry to see him go.

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

Waite also directed many episodes of The Waltons....and he was the director of a very good film called, "On the Nickel" (about the 5th street skid row area of L.A.) He also starred in 2 iconic films "Cool Hand Luke" w/ Paul Newman...and "Five Easy Pieces" w/ Jack Nicholson.

R.I.P.